By Dave & Jacqui Kramer
Busy Gamer Podcast is a short semi-regular podcast for busy gamers.
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For Halloween 2011, it's a zombie fest! We review Dead Island and Resident Evil 4, newly released in HD.
Our in-depth yet highly compressed PAX Prime 2011 coverage including Borderlands 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, BioShock Infinite, Rise of Nightmares, Retro/Grade, Joe Danger: The Movie, QUBE, Life is Crime, Mass Effect comics, musicians Darren Korb (Bastion), Matt Chainsaw...
We go down the rabbit hole to review Sucker Punch the movie, Alice: Madness Returns and Bastion.
We compile the highlights of E3 2011 - 3 press conferences in less than 12 minutes! - and then review L.A. Noire and share the evolution of music in the Grand Theft Auto series.
We review the Astro A40 gaming headset, take a spoiler-free spin through the world of Portal 2 and examine Hulu Plus: the good (clips), the bad (ads) and the things that will need to be fixed before we'll buy it!
We celebrate the music of the Dead Island trailer, explore literal versions, play iOS games The 7th Guest, Atari Greatest Hits, Puzzle Quest II, Sword & Sworcery EP, Lego Harry Potter and Slingo Supreme, and review the classic and new...
We cover the games of PAX East with industry vet Collin Moore, review the music of Plants vs. Zombies and talk to 8-year-old Pikachu Fan about how he feels about Lego Universe after six months.
We examine the music of our Busy Gamer News 2010 game of the year, Fallout: New Vegas, review it and discuss where its first DLC went off the tracks. We also name our game of the year runners up, all...
We tackle Kinectimals (too cute or just right?), Kinect exercise games Dance Central, Zumba Fitness and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Enslaved, Rock Band 3, Phineas and Ferb and more.
We introduce our new feature-only format. Listen in on the 2010 Child's Play Charity Auction and hear the "director's cut" of Gamewatcher's Audiophile tour of Jeremy Soule's music for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
This week, we look at iOS 4.2 for iPad and iPhone, replace our dead Xbox 360 and share tips for what you should DO before yours gives out, meet up with Felicia Day's character Veronica in Fallout: New Vegas, review...
This week, we get a little deeper into Kinect, GrrlGotGame explains her obsession with the Zuma Blitz beta and Gamewatcher makes it to the Fallout: New Vegas strip - plus the usual weekly releases, DLC and more.
This week, we setup our Kinect and play launch titles Kinectimals, Kinect Sports and Dance Central, GrrlGotGame reviews Dead Rising 2 and Heart's Medicine and we enjoy highlights from The Tester Season 2 premiere - plus the usual weekly releases,...
This week, our Halloween show, we review Costume Quest family-style, finish Dead Rising 2 (spoiler free), take the night shift on Fallout: New Vegas, uncover where Pinball FX 2 wins and loses, discuss Harmonix' Rock Band 3 launch failure and...
This week, our 7-year-old reviews Lego Universe, GrrlGotGame goes evil in Fallout: New Vegas, Gamewatcher's week is saved by Costume Quest and we reveal why you might not want to upgrade to a red Wii or DSi XL - plus...
This week, we celebrate our anniversary with our best podcast moments, reveal Dance Central's track list, discuss Dead Rising 2 on standard def TVs and share Comic Jumper tips - plus the usual weekly releases, DLC and more.
This week, we review the unusualness that is Comic Jumper, discuss the Duke Nukem Forever demo promises to buyers of the Borderlands Game of the Year Edition and take a first look at Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - plus...
This week, we share Hydrophobia tips, play Dead Rising 2 with GrrlGotGame, beat Hydrophobia and Puzzle Agent and examine Nintendo 3DS launch details and discuss its pricing vs. value with the busy gamer community - plus the usual weekly releases,...
This week, we have Part 3 of our PAX Prime 2010 coverage! We take in Comic Jumper, Torchlight 2, LittleBigPlanet 2, Infamous 2, Tron: Evolution, Bangai-O HD, Power Gig, Instant Jam and Puzzle Agent. Also, we discuss the GOG.com shutdown...
This week, we have Part 2 of our PAX Prime 2010 coverage! We get some hands-on time with the PlayStation Move, explore the watery depths of Hydrophobia, talk to an Epic Mickey artist and get won over on Lego Universe....
This week, we have Part 1 of our PAX Prime 2010 coverage! Hear from Harmonix as they reveal important Rock Band 3 details and we get hands on time with the new keyboard, listen in on Portal 2 co-operative play...
This week, we share our Busy Gamer Guide to Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, share highlights of our Blur community playdate on Xbox Live, examine the pricing news for the Nintendo DSi and Xbox Live Gold, compare Toy Story Mania...
This week, we conclude Operation Little Sister, GrrlGotGame's adventure in BioShock cosplay for PAX 2010. We also discuss Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Love Battle Princess for iPhone and the Rock Band 3 songlist reveal and Lego Rock Band -...
This week, we take the Kinect Tour and share our impressions of Dance Central, Kinect Adventures and Kinectimals, finish Crackdown 2, return to Infamous, and sample enough of the free PC sex ed shooter Privates so you won't feel obliged...
This week, GrrlGotGame takes you on an adventure in cosplay as she kicks off Operation Little Sister, Gamewatcher and community members try to figure out Inception (no spoilers, really!) and we announce our first Xbox Live Community Game Night -...
This week, we review Blur, say our farewells to the Michael Jackson zombie in Plants vs. Zombies, take a look at Resident Evil 4 and Zen Bound 2 for iPad, become the booster tower in Tweet Defense and try to...
This week, 7-year-old Pikachu Fan reviews Lego Harry Potter and we examine Kinect pricing and the hidden 'gotcha' with the new 4GB Xbox 360, wonder why Harmonix and EA continue to punish Rock Band 3 fans and contemplate why the...
This week, we share Crackdown 2 tips, mourn the loss of 1 vs 100, celebrare the free King's Quest fan tribute called The Silver Lining, debate appropriate games for girls and visit Treasure Quest on Facebook - plus the usual...
This week, we review Alan Wake, share our impresssions of Crackdown 2, Toy Story 3 and Angry Birds HD for iPad - plus the usual weekly releases, DLC and more.
This week, we share PlayStation Plus launch details (and how Sony fooled us with their E3 announcement, take a first look at Puzzle Quest 2 including some helpful tips, preview Dead Rising 2, Fallout: New Vegas and Lego Harry Potter,...
This week, we offer tips for upgrading and using iPhone OS 4.0 and review the iPad in-depth including some great apps that make it compelling, plus the usual weekly releases, DLC and more.
This week, we summarize E3 news and share our picks and peeves from the industry gaming event with our virtual roundtable, plus the usual weekly features.
This week, we examine our deep-rooted nostalgia for Doom II (including GrrlGotGame's famed demon poetry!) as we review its Xbox Live Arcade release, pick apart Green Day: Rock Band and report on Rock Band 3 details (including instrument pricing), iPhone...
This week, Gamewatcher tries his voice at the Glee app for iPhone, Pikachu Fan reviews Lego Batman and GrrlGotGame explains why her love for Doom II signals a distaste for Alan Wake, plus we offer our pick for Test Drive...
This week, GrrlGotGame picks apart the music of Fallout 3, we examine the news of the week including the big Xbox executive shaekup and Insomniac's decision to go multiplatform, take first looks (listens?) at Blur, the incredible ModNation Racers track...
This week, we have our Alan Wake first impreessions and tips to help you over the Episode 2 difficulty bump, details on how the Boys and Girls Club Xbox 360 avatar hoodie promotion works, quick looks at ModNation Racers and...
This week, we have guest appearances from GLaDOS, Guybrush Threepwood and Gloria Gaynor as we examine the Steam launch for Mac and a novel Secret of Monkey Island demo, GrrlGotGame sings her farewell to Zynga's Farmville and Cafe World, we...
This week is our Halo Special Edition! We discuss the Halo: Reach beta with GrrlGotGame's first-person account and our helpful getting-started guide, review the music of Halo and examine Facebook's Treasure Quest and Pitfall on the Xbox 360's Game Room...
This week, we review Batman: Arkham Asylum, provide important Halo: Reach beta details, revisit Halo 3: ODST, revel in a source for online game manuals and share first impressions of Gunnar Optiks so-called gamer glasses - plus our usual weekly...
This week, our 7-year-old Pikachu Fan reviews WarioWare D.I.Y., we hear from The Tester (Will Powers aka Cyrus) and discuss the various Halo: Reach editions, Club Nintendo, Social City and Chromixa for iPhone, Glow Artisan for DSi and iTunes migration...
This week, GrrlGotGame reviews The Tester on PlayStation Network and we discuss the Green Day: Rock Band track list and preorder deals, some free God of War music you would have snagged if you read our site regularly, We Rule...
This week, we celebrate six months of podcasting, pay tribute to the incredible J Pop soundtrack of Jet Set Radio Future, delve into the details of the iPhone 4.0 announcement, review Solitaire Siege for iPhone and iPad, discover an 8-bit...
This week, we look at the major iPad game launch titles (including a few freebies you may want to nab!), review iPhone word games, deliver a brief audio tour of April Fool's Day jokes, examine the upgrade process for a...
This week, GrrlGotGame looks at Grand Theft Auto and the parents who buy these games for their young kids, our own 7-year-old reviews the Avatar the Last Airbender games on Nintendo DS and we examine Game Room for Xbox 360...
This week we review BioShock 2 (with audio tour!) and discuss ModNation Racers, Wolfenstein, Perfect Dark, The Maw, Words with Friends, Tweet Defense, Social City on Facebook and the Eric Cartman South Park cover of Lady Gaga's Poker Face for...
This week we review the music of Silent Hill, examine iPhone apps with lasting appeal such as Twittelator, Ping!, SpringFling, Jigsawed and Tweet Defense, discuss the PlayStation Move announcement, Rock Band 3, the Blur beta and BioShock 2, and give...
This week we take an audio tour of TwistedPixel's The Maw, share impressions of BioShock 2 multiplayer and Brutal Legend, discuss the Sony PlayStation 3 outage known as the A-clock-alypse and examine the Rock Band Network launch, plus weekly game...
This week we examine DJ Hero (with getting started tips), The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (from the 7-year-old perspective!), BioShock 2, Dante's Inferno, Darksiders, The Maw, Fret Nice, Audiball and Lazy Raiders, plus Nintendo Summit news including DSi XL details,...
This week we delve into the original BioShock with an audio-enhanced review from Busy Gamer vault and examination of the musical score by Garry Schyman for both BioShock games, first impressions of Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone and indy game...
This week we share our first impressions of BioShock 2, Heavy Rain, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Dead Space, look at Red Dead Redemption preorder offers, plus weekly game releases, DLC, giveaways and more.